{"id":19857,"date":"2010-03-08T13:01:41","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T18:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=19857"},"modified":"2023-02-07T07:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T15:58:43","slug":"power-rankings-80310","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/nba\/power-rankings-80310\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings (Mar. 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"

2010 NBA Hoops Power Ratings<\/h2>\n

Each week during the heart of the NBA season, and once or twice during the NBA Preseason, we\u2019ll gather the troops around the roundtable and hash out the\u00a0NBA Power rankings<\/strong><\/a>. We check out the stats, looks at the records, and, most importantly, we take a close, close look at the heart of each team. We encourage you to come back each week and see how the nba Power Rankings have changed.<\/p>\n

NBA Power Rankings will be updated by Friday every week. Be sure to visit our home page for more articles and NBA analysis.<\/p>\n

Its with this knowledge that we can then deliver to you The NBA WEEKLY Power Rankings!<\/p>\n

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Power Rankings<\/h3>\n

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NBA Power Rankings<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
This Week<\/strong><\/td>\nLast Week<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\nComment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/strong><\/td>\n1<\/strong><\/td>\nCleveland Cavaliers<\/strong><\/td>\nShaq injury no big deal\u2026he coasts during regular season anyway<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/strong><\/td>\n2<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Lakers<\/strong><\/td>\nLakers have not been a good cover team since 2007-08 season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/strong><\/td>\nDallas Mavericks<\/strong><\/td>\nNowitzki’s best years are coming after he turned 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/strong><\/td>\n5<\/strong><\/td>\nOrlando Magic<\/strong><\/td>\nSay this about Dwight Howard: He never misses a game<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/strong><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/td>\nDenver Nuggets<\/strong><\/td>\nLots of time on the road in March<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah Jazz<\/strong><\/td>\nHow about Deron Williams’s line in win at Phoenix? 27 points, 9 assists in addition to chasing Steve Nash around<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/strong><\/td>\nAtlanta Hawks<\/strong><\/td>\nSweep of Celtics could be tie-breaker for third playoff seed in East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/strong><\/td>\n9<\/strong><\/td>\nPhoenix Suns<\/strong><\/td>\nStoudemire averaging 30 a game over last 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/strong><\/td>\n10<\/strong><\/td>\nBoston Celtics<\/strong><\/td>\nAcquisition of Finley may help in playoffs but not much in regular season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/strong><\/td>\nOklahoma City Thunder<\/strong><\/td>\nDurant wants long-term deal this summer, and will get it<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/strong><\/td>\nPortland Trail Blazers<\/strong><\/td>\nBrandon Roy’s hamstring healed, and Blazers feel like they can gain ground over final 20 games<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/strong><\/td>\nMilwaukee Bucks<\/strong><\/td>\nDid anybody see this coming? Bucks are one of hottest teams in league and eyeing No. 5 playoff seed in East<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/strong><\/td>\n13<\/strong><\/td>\nSan Antonio Spurs<\/strong><\/td>\nParker broken hand; Duncan sitting out some games\u2026ominous signs at the home of the Alamo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/strong><\/td>\n15<\/strong><\/td>\nMemphis Grizzlies<\/strong><\/td>\nThabeet was not not ready for the speed on the NBA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/strong><\/td>\n12<\/strong><\/td>\nToronto Raptors<\/strong><\/td>\nA few weeks ago Raptors were pushing the Celtics in Atlantic Division; now playoffs are in jeopardy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/strong><\/td>\n17<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Orleans Hornets<\/strong><\/td>\nSG Marcus Thornton making a run at 6th man award<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/strong><\/td>\n14<\/strong><\/td>\nY–Chicago Bulls<\/strong><\/td>\nUtah, Orlando, Miami, Memphis, Dallas, Cleveland up next. 2-4 would be acceptable<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/strong><\/td>\n20<\/strong><\/td>\nCharlotte Bobcats<\/strong><\/td>\nNew owner MJ says ‘Cats will not bump team salaries beyond luxury tax limit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/strong><\/td>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\nMiami Heat<\/strong><\/td>\nLooks like Rafer Alston and the team are splitsville. Alston is running out of teams to play for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/strong><\/td>\n18<\/strong><\/td>\nHouston Rockets<\/strong><\/td>\nRick Adelaman should be in running for coach of the year if these guys finish over .500<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/strong><\/td>\n21<\/strong><\/td>\nLos Angeles Clippers<\/strong><\/td>\nGood fade opportunity. Clippers usually tank it in final month of the season<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/strong><\/td>\n22<\/strong><\/td>\nX–Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong><\/td>\nSixers front office office is badly in need of an enema<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/strong><\/td>\n23<\/strong><\/td>\nDetroit Pistons<\/strong><\/td>\nSeason can’t end fast enough for Joe Dumars<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/strong><\/td>\n24<\/strong><\/td>\nNew York Knicks<\/strong><\/td>\nRaptors scored 62 points in paint against NY last week — and that’s without Chris Bosh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T–25<\/strong><\/td>\n26<\/strong><\/td>\nWashington Wizards<\/strong><\/td>\nArenas says he has no problem returning to Wizards next season . . . hopefully unarmed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T–25<\/strong><\/td>\n27<\/strong><\/td>\nSacramento Kings<\/strong><\/td>\nKings would love to unload Andres Nocioni and his fat contract, and Nocioni would be fine with that<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T–25<\/strong><\/td>\n25<\/strong><\/td>\nIndiana Pacers<\/strong><\/td>\nOnly two wins since Feb. 5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
T–25<\/strong><\/td>\n28<\/strong><\/td>\nGolden State Warriors<\/strong><\/td>\nGS reportedly turned down Monta Ellis to Grizzlies for O.J. Mayo and Hasheem Thabeet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/strong><\/td>\n29<\/strong><\/td>\nMinnesota Timberwolves<\/strong><\/td>\nLike Clippers, Timberwolves have packed it in<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/strong><\/td>\nNew Jersey Nets<\/strong><\/td>\nWhy are they even on this list?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/p>\n

X\u2013Team with the best chance of cracking Top 20
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\nY\u2013Team with the best chance of falling out of the Top 20<\/p>\n

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\nLawrence Paul is a regular contributor to the Cappers Picks Blog, and is a free-lance gambling and travel expert from Massachusetts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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